A few weeks ago, some of my friends and I were exploring one of San Francisco’s prettiest landmarks, The Palace of Fine Arts. Inspired by the sheer grandness of it all, a few of them started joking, “Hey, wouldn’t it be fun if we got a photo of you standing on that ledge up there?” Well, as it turned out, they were being absolutely serious.

With the sun still shining abnormally bright in SF, I figured there was no better time to wear my favorite summer dress. I’ve always loved the look of maxi dresses, but lamented over the idea that petite girls couldn’t pull them off the way taller girls could. After many trial and errors, I found that the vertically-challenged could indeed wear them if the fit was right! (Hashtag success!)

Read on for my tips on how petite girls can wear maxi dresses like pros.